The Red Sleeve

Profile

• Drama: The Red Sleeve (English title) / The Red Sleeve Cuff (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Otsomae Beulgeun Kkeuddong
• Hangul: 옷소매 붉은 끝동
• Director: Jung Ji-In
• Writer: Kang Mi-Kang (novel), Jung Hae-Ri
• Network: MBC
• Episodes: 17
• Release Date: November 12, 2021 - January 1, 2022
• Runtime: Friday & Saturday 22:00
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis

Set in the eighteenth century, "Red Sleeve" portrays a romantic tale between King Jeongjo and imperial courtesan Uibin Sung.
Sung Deok-Im is a court woman. She engages with Crown Prince Yi San and he goes gaga for her. The crown sovereign ultimately becomes King Jeongjo. He currently wants Sung Deok-Im to turn into his courtesan, yet she denies. Sung Deok-Im needs to carry on with her life openly, something that won't be imaginable as a courtesan. She likewise realizes that existence of an illustrious mistress doesn't by and large achieve bliss. However, Sung Deok-Im turns into the courtesan of King Jeongjo.

Notes

1. "Red Sleeve" takes over MBC's Fri & Sat 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Moebius: The Veil" and followed by "Tracer" on January 7, 2022.
2. Based on novel series "Otsomae Beulgeun Kkeuddong" by Kang Mi-Kang (published in 2017 by Chungeoram).
3. Park Hye-Soo was first offered the lead female role, but declined.
4. Drama series is the first acting role for Lee Joon-Ho since he was discharged from the South Korean military on March 20, 2021.
5. First script reading took place May, 2021 at MBC Ilsan Dream Center.

Awards

• 2021 MBC Drama Awards - December 30, 2021
  • Best Drama
  • Best Actor (Lee Joon-Ho)
  • Best Actress (Lee Se-Young)
  • Best Screenplay (Jung Hae-Ri)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Jang Hye-Jin)
  • Best New Actor (Kang Hoon)
  • Best Couple Award (Lee Joon-Ho & Lee Se-Young)